“While we must assume such a threat exists generally” — my God, possible terrorism really has become an excuse for anything this administration or its corporate masters want to justify. It was a lot funnier when the anything-goes line was “…or the terrorists will have won,” wasn’t it? That was with an election three years away and the populace paying close attention and asking for answers, though; with an election coming, a scared and docile electorate is better for their purposes.

Would someone explain to me why DC-area restaurants don’t put their hours on their takeout menus? I realize this is a town in which the ability to worm out of things is highly valued, but they can’t commit to their CLOSING TIMES?!

Man, I knew US News & World Report was kind of an ass newsmag, but this is ludicrous. For the record, kids? It’s a bad edit. Fledgling reporters DO NOT make $100K/year in DC (or anywhere else). Way to make young journalists of color look like whiny brats, USN&WR. I’m sure it wasn’t intentional.

On geekiness (sort of), from Leonard Cohen: “Seriousness is voluptuous, and very few people have allowed themselves the luxury of it. Seriousness is not Calvinistic, it’s not a renunciation, it’s the very opposite of that. Seriousness is the deepest pleasure that we can have. “